1922-03-03 San Angelo, Texas, USA
Jay Presson Allen was among other things a screenwriter, television producer and novelist. She was one of few women making a living as a screenwriter at a time when women were a rarity in the profession. She was born as Jacqueline Presson, the only child of Willie Mae, a buyer, and Albert Jack Presson, a department store merchant. She wrote the screenplay for Lord of the Flies (1990) under the pseudonym Sara Schiff.
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Screenwriters on Screenwriting | 2008-01-01 | |
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Prince of the City: The Real Story | Self | 2007-01-01 |
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Rescued from the Closet | Self | 2001-05-29 |
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The Trouble with 'Marnie' | Self | 2000-05-30 |
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The Celluloid Closet | Self | 1996-01-30 |
